GRANGEVILLE, ID – Two California residents and a Grangeville man were arrested in Idaho County on felony charges over the past few days. According to a press release, on Friday at around 3:00 p.m., deputies received a walk-up report of an alleged traffic offense which occurred on Main Street in Kooskia. The reporting party told the deputy he had been passed by a black car in a no passing zone and the vehicle was being driven in “excess of the speed limit.”
“An Idaho County deputy and K9 Millie made contact with the occupants of the vehicle at the Kooskia Mart. K9 Millie was deployed and alerted on the vehicle,” officials say.
As a result, 21-year-old Artiom Latish and 19-year-old Aaron Galitskii – both 0f Sacramento, California – were arrested for felony possession of methamphetamine and cited for misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia.
On Saturday at around 5:45 a.m., deputies were on routine patrol on Old Highway 7 when a vehicle reportedly approached their marked patrol vehicle at a high rate of speed. After the vehicle passed the deputy, it was unable to maintain in its lane and the deputy initiated a traffic stop.
Ryan Frost (26) of Grangeville was arrested for felony driving under the influence and cited for misdemeanor reckless driving.
Artiom Latish
Aaron Galitskii
Ryan Frost
